Empress of the Nile by Lynne Olson
Empress of the Nile by Lynne Olson
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Empress of the Nile

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  • Format: Paperback
  • Main subject: History: specific events and topics
  • Genre / subject: Egyptian archaeology / Egyptology
  • Author: Lynne Olson
  • Audience: Adults

About the book

Empress of the Nile by Lynne Olson is a history book for adult readers.

The fascinating story of the feisty French archaeologist who led the international effort to save ancient Egyptian temples from the floodwaters of the Aswan Dam. In the 1960s, the world's attention was focused on a nail-biting race against time: fifty countries contributed nearly a billion dollars to save a dozen ancient Egyptian temples from drowning in the floodwaters of the gigantic new Aswan High Dam.

But the massive press coverage of this unprecedented rescue effort completely overlooked the gutsy French archaeologist who made it all happen. Without the intervention of Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, the temples would now be at the bottom of a gigantic reservoir. It was a project of unimaginable size and complexity that required the fragile sandstone temples to be dismantled, stone by stone, and rebuilt on higher ground.

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